Months of torrential rain came unexpectedly, and in the summer, the Heilongjiang River basin flooded, and Nurhachi looked at the pouring rain outside the tent with a sad face, thinking that even God was punishing him for his sins. Due to the years of war, they and their clansmen were stained with blood on their hands, and they were used to living a life of robbery, but they no longer had peace of mind to give birth. Now that his prestige has been lost, thieves have swarmed and plundered inside.

During the time when he was ill, the affairs of the clan were all handled by the Four Princes Emperor Taiji. This son was born out of the blue, and he won the support of the soldiers and the people, and now he has to take care of him when he sits on the throne again. The disastrous defeat of the Eight Banners a year ago was greatly damaged, coupled with this year's floods everywhere and no harvest, he knew that if he didn't go out to grab something and come back, the clansmen would make their own heads and go to the Ming Dynasty to exchange for silver.

After repeated consideration, he decided to take the Horqin tribe in the southern part of the Hulunbuir grassland. The rains were abundant, the grasslands were luxuriant, there were herds of cattle and sheep everywhere, and the Ming emperor had deliberately asked him to attack the Chahar tribe, and now the old trick was repeated without attracting the attention of the Ming army.

Thinking of this, he held the first military meeting after the Spring Festival, and explained his plan and inventory, hoping to see his subordinates sharpening their knives. Unfortunately, it backfired, and there was a long silence in the tent, and he suddenly felt that everything here had become strange, and not only his prestige was questioned, but even the eyes of the soldiers could not see hope.

Seeing this, Huang Taiji straightened his braids, walked to the middle of the big tent and said slowly:

"Father Khan, according to the captives who came back, Mang Gurtai was defeated by the hands of the tiger ben three times, and the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty only led 4,000 tiger ben troops in the first battle of Salhu and dared to pursue the 60,000 main force of our army, which shows that this is true. Now that the morale of the Dajin Kingdom is low, Father Khan wants to sneak through the defense area of the Ming army to attack the Horqin Department at this time, and I am afraid that he will repeat the mistake of the siege of Yizhou. ”

Nurhachi had long heard about the matter of Mang Gurtai, and now he couldn't help but be afraid when he heard Huang Taiji mention it again, the first Jurchen Baturu was defeated by three randomly selected tigers in a row, and he couldn't help but talk about the tiger's color change. He knew that his time was coming to an end, and he fell silent.

His silence did not win Huang Taiji's sympathy, but took the opportunity to say:

"Father Khan, Buyangu of Yehebu was named the Dragon and Tiger General by the Ming Dynasty and actively contacted the Yeshan and Tunguska tribes in the north to return to Shun, and now the Ming Dynasty has restored the Nuer Gandu Division located in Telin, if we fight hard, we are afraid that we will destroy the country and the clan.

Erchen dared to admonish, suggesting that he pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in order to seek precious peace, rest his men and horses in time, and restore the strength of the Dajin Kingdom. We can exchange mink, ginseng, deer antlers, sea dongqing, pearls, etc. in our hands for grain, cloth, medicinal materials, etc., and then buy firearms with a lot of money to enhance the combat effectiveness of our army, and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback. ”

Under the aggressive momentum of Huang Taiji, Nurhachi knew that surrender was the only option. In the Battle of Yizhou, the Zhenglan Banner of Mang Gurtai was completely annihilated, and in the Battle of Salhu, the Zhenghong and Mosaic Red banners of Daishan and Yuetuo all surrendered. Although the four banners of Huang Taiji were also hit hard, they managed to escape 20,000 horses, which is all the main force of the Jianzhou Jurchens at present.

Now this situation is about to force the palace, and Huang Taiji has a heavy army, and he has no choice but to do it. The so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, he can only accept Huang Taiji's arrangement, take his wife and concubine and several young sons to Terin to surrender to the Ming army, hoping to use these hostages in exchange for the trust of the Ming Dynasty and buy enough time for Huang Taiji.

Before the news of Nurhachi's surrender spread, he was brought back to the steppe by the Khalkha spies, and the changes outside the pass made their leader Harbara see an unprecedented opportunity. Lin Dan, who has the bloodline of the Golden Family, has entered the customs, leaving behind a large area of borderland. The Jurchens, who had a feud, were ready to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and the grasslands north of the Great Wall would be his territory.

At this moment, the soul of Genghis Khan is possessed, and the people of Halbara will march to the Hetao area, and he will first subdue the barbarians there, and then wait for the opportunity to cross the Great Wall and go south. When Hong Chengchou, the governor of Xuanda, discovered his intention to march, he immediately sent this information to Beijing for 800 li and sent it to Jingshi urgently.

When he heard the news, Zuo Zhan was accompanying Kuo Yue to go boating in Yinghai to talk about love, and immediately threw away the fishing rod and said with a smile:

"Look, my big fish has bitten the hook."

Although Kou Yue didn't know who the big fish he was referring to, looking at the confidence on his face, he replied without flattery:

"Your Majesty is eloquent, and the little woman is willing to listen to the hadith."

Zuo Zhan knew that she was a tiger girl, and maybe she could get other inspiration, so she told her plan like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

It turned out that Zuo Zhan had long thought about dealing with those unfriendly neighbors in the north, and first used the hands of Nurhachi to get rid of the Chahar tribe and weaken the Jurchen Yehe tribe. Now he wants to join forces with Huang Taiji to block the eastward expansion of the Khalkha Ministry, and the Ming army will resist the Khalbara army head-on, while Huang Taiji will go around the back to attack the Khalkha Ministry. The so-called trick is eaten all over the world, at the beginning, he sent Huang Degong and Cao Wenzhao to serve Nurhachi's lair, and indulged Mang Gurtai to serve Lin Dan's lair, and in the future, the old trick will be repeated and ready to let Huang Taiji go to Harbara's lair.

The elites of the Ming Dynasty gathered in the Qinzheng Palace, and the generals were stubborn and stubborn, waiting for the emperor to give the order to go out. After the baptism of several battles, today's Zuo Zhan also knows a little about military books, and his control of war is not as good as before. He knew that Zhu Kuiyuan had already led part of the main force of the Ming army to the four southwestern provinces, where there would be an unforeseen war, and it was impossible to fight for a year or ten years, so he could not immediately engage the Khalkha Ministry, and the best way was to stabilize Huang Taiji first, and then form a stalemate situation in the grassland.

Faced with a common threat, the Ming Dynasty quickly agreed to Huang Taiji's request to surrender. On the premise of adhering to one China, the Jianzhou Wei was re-established, and Huang Taiji was named the general of the Dragon and Tiger, and he was given certain administrative powers, but he had to report to Beijing every year. At the same time, Nurhachi and his wife and concubine, as well as several young sons such as Dorgon and Duoduo, were left in Jingshi as hostages. The reorganization of the Eight Banners was changed to the Jurchen Three Guards, which were commanded by generals sent by the imperial court. The establishment of a special economic zone in Phi Koh allows the two sides to trade here.

On the day Nurhachi arrived in the capital, the sky was very good, and the white clouds were drifting in the clear blue sky, and the green willows were everywhere. Once upon a time, he also wanted to cross the Great Wall and enter the Central Plains like the Wanyan family, but now he came here as a hostage, and the taste was difficult for ordinary people to understand.

At this time, Zuo Zhan was not in a hurry to see him, but took Zhang Yan and Kou Yue to feed the fish in the garden pond, which was not interesting. Zhang Yan is dignified and steady, quiet as a virgin, and has the demeanor of a mother. Buckle Moon is eccentric, moving like a rabbit, and is more suitable for being a favorite concubine. The two of them are in their prime, each with their own appearance, and Zuo Zhan will make some cosmetics and perfumes for them from time to time, adding a bit of fun.

Three days later, Zuo Zhan led his ministers to summon Nurhachi in the Imperial Palace, only to see that he still had the image of a dragon and tiger in his faltering steps, no wonder he was able to set off such a big storm in Liaodong. Zuo Zhan put his hands on the hilt of his sword, and waited for him to salute before he spoke:

"The general has been in the dust all the way, and there is no need to be polite. I am very relieved to be guilty of entering the court this time, have you ever seen your family in the past few days? ”

Nurhachi thought that the emperor would reprimand him for his mistakes, and then mocked him, but he didn't expect to be so courteous to himself, and replied respectfully:

"By the Emperor's grace, the guilty have seen them. The saint is kind-hearted and kind to the clansmen of the guilty ministers, which makes the guilty ministers ashamed of themselves and repents of their mistakes. ”

Zuo Zhan wanted to come to this set less, the crocodile cried not because of compassion, and the jackal did not necessarily turn back to repay his kindness. It's just that he is now the victor, and he has to sing a high note in order to protect the emperor's bearing, pursed his mouth and said:

"The sins you have committed are outraged by the gods and the gods, but I disdain to dispose of your family, and a true monarch should be merciful and burn himself like the sun in the sky to illuminate the heavens and the earth and warm all things."

Nurhachi is also a dragon among people, so he naturally heard the sound of Zuo Zhan, kowtowed and said:

"The criminal minister only asked for a death to thank the emperor for his kindness, and previously slandered the court for his own selfish interests for the 'seven deadly sins', so he sent troops to confront the heavenly army, and he has committed a mortal crime. In the past few days, the criminal ministers have looked through the edict given to Mao Lianwei by Emperor Chengzu, and they know the generosity and benevolence of the royal family, and the criminal ministers have been helped by the imperial court in times of crisis, and they have been able to survive by the emperor's grace. ”

Zuo Zhan secretly thought that this person was really a big man who could bend and stretch, no matter whether he was sincerely repentant or expedient, he must not let the tiger return to the mountain in the future, and sternly warned:

"At the beginning, you raised troops with seventeen pairs of ancestors' relics, and for more than 30 years, you have been crisscrossing Liaodong, unifying all the Jurchen departments, and you can be called a generation of heroes. But there is no other day, how can you send troops to fight against the imperial court as the governor of Jianzhou Weidu, and you also proclaim yourself as the Heroic Khan of the overlying countries, I can tolerate you in such an act, I am afraid that the people of the world may not tolerate you! ”

Nurhachi knew that he would succeed in the king's defeat and asked calmly:

"The light of the sinner firefly wants to compete with the sun and the moon, but it is just a fool's dream. It's just that the sinners first defeated more than 100,000 heavenly troops in Salhu, but they were defeated by the Holy Lord here, this is the Mandate of Heaven. ”

Zuo Zhan said that the most annoying Mandate of Heaven said that those who won the hearts of the people since ancient times won the world, and immediately refuted:

"I occupy the time, place, and people, and it is reasonable to destroy your Eight Banners Force. The so-called Tianshi refers to the national mourning, you took advantage of the death of the first emperor to send troops against the way of heaven and humanity, and I asked for the order of hundreds of millions of Li people to drive the expedition, and was supported by everyone. The so-called geographical advantage refers to the choice of the battlefield, I used the castle as bait to induce you to attack the city, and deliberately asked you to divide your troops to attack the Chahar and Yehe tribes, and try to avoid field battles with you, so that your cavalry could not give full play to the advantage, and almost all of them died in the battle of the castle and the position. The so-called harmony refers to the desire of the people, although you can buy a few spies with a lot of money, but you can't buy those who have backbone. Every time you fight with the Ming monarch and ministers, the army and the people are concentric, and your Eight Banners are just mantis arms as a car. ”

When the ministers heard that they secretly admired the little emperor's ability to control the battle situation, they did not expect that he knew the Liaodong battlefield well from the beginning, no wonder he had to fight across the sea to fight against public opinion, and he dared to charge into battle with only 4,000 personal soldiers.

Nurhachi was also taken aback, closed his eyes and sighed:

"When the criminal first arrived at Shanhaiguan, he saw that the checkpoint was towering, connecting the mountains with the Hanhai, and he knew that the Ming Dynasty was like an iron wall. Listening to your words today, I knew that the saint was the true dragon son of heaven, and the sinner's indiscretion was just Yelang's arrogance. ”

The country rejoiced when Jianyu surrendered, and the officials wrote to ask him to be executed and passed on to Kyushu to relieve the people's hatred. Zuo Zhan knew that these stupid chickens were used to falling into the well, and he didn't understand why he wanted to recruit Huang Taiji's soldiers and horses. At the beginning of the battle of Salhu, Huang Taiji could immediately command a counterattack in the retreat, and he was surrounded and able to retreat with his whole body.

In order to subdue Huang Taiji and his Eight Banner soldiers, Zuo Zhan did not hesitate to surrender the northern grasslands to the Khalkha Department, so as to force Huang Taiji to surrender and use this long-thinking cavalry for his own use. With this cavalry as a blueprint, he immediately began to reorganize the cavalry structure of the Ming Dynasty, re-re-rehearsed new tactics, and then used the Khalkha Department as a whetstone to sharpen the cavalry belonging to the Ming Dynasty, so as to accumulate strength for the future sweep of Eastern Europe.